Don't the kids usually ask for the Barbies themselves? Then what? Do you give your little girl a lecture about how demeaning those dolls are to females? If so, what will your little girl think? Will she think you're being a real tightass about it? Probably. Or should she even have to be confronted with those kind of burning political issues at that age?

This is one of the reasons I'm sort of glad I didn't attempt to raise any children in this life. It's not an easy job, specially in a society full of televised advertising.